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After read many articles and people's stories on here, I have come to the conclusion that pretty much everything in life is a "crapshot."
It seems like pretty much every degree is useless and most jobs today are so competitive that it really doesn't matter about how much experience you have or what your education is.
Even if you pursue a degree in a field like medicine, you will end up with large amounts of debt.
Is debt a rite of passage in today's society? do you essentially have to go into debt to try to get ahead?
No one ever said life will be easy. But there's always that light at the end of the tunnel that keeps me going.
Whether people consider Accounting(or Finance provided I don't change it AGAIN) degrees worthwhile or not, it's what I am majoring in and what I am going to stick by. There are jobs out there, just gotta be creative.
This is why I went into business for myself.... I felt like I had a lot more control over my career/destiny.... I can rely completely on my own skills and not on someone else giving me a job.... There is great freedom in that and it is "worthwhile" to me.
I was able to graduate from a state university without taking on any debt. I guess debt is a necessary "rite of passage" in business ownership. But I like the cost-benefit. I believe the potential rewards for me are greater than incurring large tuition debt in order to work for someone else for lower pay.
I'm sure people in fields such as medicine find it personally "worthwhile" despite the debt they may have incurred...
I went from working a 9$ an hour job before my degree to moving to Michigan to work a 33$ an hour job in a place where a house in a NICE walkable suburb can be had for under $200k, some even under $150k.
After my move I'm looking to buy a boat, as I'll be living near Lake St. Clair, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. I'll have a lot of free time off, so I can go fishing in my leisure. My fiance originally planned on having to work but she won't have to, if she does, it will supplement our income greatly and will be for her own extra spending. We've got our eyes on a nice 3br house and plans of starting a family in the next few years.
I'm glad I didn't stick with working in a factory in Kentucky and got an education.
No matter WHAT these people will tell you, a degree can be the difference between having to work hard for the rest of your life in a factory, just barely scraping by, or doing something you love in a place you love.
In my case it wasn't a crap shoot. I had no debt coming out of college because I worked hard and didn't deem myself "too good" to seek assistance, applying for literally HUNDREDS of scholarships (my total awarded amount throughout my 5 years here has been well over 30k).
I even have some money left over. I've got my masters degree and now am less than a month from living in my favorite place on the planet, doing what I've always dreamed of.
I'm frugal and I worked hard. I got my degree, I'm living the American dream.
Go to school, even if you don't get results (unlikely event), at least you can say you tried!
No matter WHAT these people will tell you, a degree can be the difference between having to work hard for the rest of your life in a factory, just barely scraping by, or doing something you love in a place you love.
Who said you shouldn't get your degree??? I also have a Masters degree...
I'm talking about the benefits of working for yourself (and YES, Artsyguy, I know about the risks too)...
Who said you shouldn't get your degree??? I also have a Masters degree...
I'm talking about the benefits of working for yourself (and YES, Artsyguy, I know about the risks too)...
I was replying to the OP
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Originally Posted by heeha
After read many articles and people's stories on here, I have come to the conclusion that pretty much everything in life is a "crapshot."
It seems like pretty much every degree is useless and most jobs today are so competitive that it really doesn't matter about how much experience you have or what your education is.
Even if you pursue a degree in a field like medicine, you will end up with large amounts of debt.
Is debt a rite of passage in today's society? do you essentially have to go into debt to try to get ahead?
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I also have a Masters degree...
